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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- May 12Effective date 7/27/2025.Latest
- May 12Chapter 249, 2025 Laws.Major
- May 12Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Apr 22Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Apr 19President signed.Major
- Apr 18Speaker signed.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 18Passed final passage; yeas, 59; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 1.Passed House
- Apr 18House concurred in Senate amendments.
- Apr 3Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7). Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 3Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Apr 3Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- Mar 26Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Minor
- Mar 24Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Mar 20Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Mar 20LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).Minor
- Mar 20Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- Mar 13Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 17First reading, referred to Law & Justice.Minor
- Feb 13Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 6.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 13Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- Feb 11Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Jan 17Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Jan 16Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Jan 16CS - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Jan 16Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:30 AM.
- Jan 13Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 2:00 PM.
- Jan 13First reading, referred to Community Safety.Minor
- 2024
- Dec 12Prefiled for introduction.Introduced